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Letter from THOMAS WILLIAM SILLOWAY to GEORGE PERKINS MARSH,
dated February 10, 1859.,
Original located at the University of Vermont's Special Collections in the George
Perkins Marsh Collection, filed by date.,
http://cdi.uvm.edu/collections/item/twsgpm590210 (accessed March 03, 2015)

Letter from THOMAS WILLIAM SILLOWAY to GEORGE PERKINS MARSH,
dated February 10, 1859.

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James P. Tranowski andEllen Thomson

Published by: University of Vermont. All rights reserved.

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Boston Feb. 10..1859

Mr Marsh

I am enabled to-day for the first, and in fact only time, to send you a copy of Tom's Pamphlet. They are exceedingly scarce. You will I trust
excuse me for the delay when I tell you that I have never yet owned one, and have
had one only two days in all, you are quite at liberty to use the one I send, as you
may desire, as I have the promise of one from Bradley. I have
completed my "Statement" and a part of it has been published
in the Burlington Times. I shall let Clark take the same type
and publish a two column pamphlet. I gave him orders long ago to send you the
numbers of his paper, and I hope he does so. If you do not get them please do me the
favor to let me know immediately. I think my "Statement" will put things in
good light as I have carefully refrained from low or dirty flings at Tom or
any one. The only thing in his document that I have for a moment feared the
influence of was some of his affidavits. I will not trouble you now with information
concerning them but will simply say that Bryant's, and Randall's were made in Mont. and during the sessions of the
committee. Flander's was there, went back and made his affidavit -------------------------------- Page -------------------------------- All these the
committee considered as exparte. Tom admitted the fact and the committee
were asked by him to accept them for simply what they were in their opinion
worth. Those signed by Sears and Fitch were scarcely better for Richards testified
neither man was in his place in all, over 30 minutes, and no living man to his
knowledge ever for once calculated the weight of the dome or strength of either set
of trusses. All guessed. I show these facts up. Next, I seriously damage
Parrott's affidavit by stating what he testified
to. Tom lied out of whole cloth when he said I had no sworn evidence in the
case in relation to the trusses. I publish my affidavits. He has one in favor of
Steam in basement I have two against it. His testimonials from Woodstock.
He is welcome to. I publish things of more value. Judge
Porter wrote me a letter in reply to one making enquiries in relation to what
he had written them as an affidavit. Judge Porter's letter to me was in the
case and I publish it. From first to last no one felt called upon
to utter a word to my disadvantage. Please write for me what you please. Send it
soon as we are now in readiness for it. I have been remarkably busy in
getting a church under [contract?] at the South end & should have written
you ere this in regard to your nephew Will write soon.